Best Lawyers in Canada for Environmental Law

Mélissa Devost has extensive experience in environmental law. She provides legal and strategic advice on environmental matters concerning Quebec, federal and municipal legislation. She also advises clients on obtaining environmental permits and authorizations and verifies environmental compliance in their operations. Ms. Devost conducts a number of environmental due diligence reviews in order to assess the environmental risks and compliance in connection with mergers and acquisitions a...

Laura is an experienced litigator focused on environmental, Aboriginal and administrative law. She provides advice to clients in a range of industries including infrastructure, energy, mining, agriculture, forestry and real estate. In her environmental law practice, Laura helps clients successfully navigate project approvals, including environmental assessment and project permitting. She also advises clients with respect to contaminated sites, assists with transactional due diligence involvin...

Jean-Benoît Pouliot is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative and Public Law and Environmental Law. Jean-Benoît, who practices law in Québec, Quebec, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jean-Benoît is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Michael is a partner in Gowling WLG's Toronto's Climate Change and Environment Group. His practice focuses on environmental, municipal, administrative and civil litigation. With particular expertise in regulatory defense, Michael regularly guides clients through the often daunting process of inspections, investigations and the defense of prosecutions under provincial and federal environmental legislation. Michael's clients seek him out because they want a lawyer who is firmly on their team, w...

Keith advises private sector, public sector and government clients on Indigenous law and regulatory matters. He has appeared as counsel before numerous regulatory tribunals and all levels of Superior and Appellate Courts (both Federal and Provincial), including the Supreme Court of Canada. He has acted for clients in a number of natural resource industries including hydro-electric generation and transmission, oil and gas, mining, aquaculture, forestry, transportation and independent power pro...

Work, rigor and analysis. These are the three ingredients that comprise the recipe for Simon Pelletier’s success. Simon is co-leader of the Litigation Group and member of BCF’s Board of Directors. An engineer and a lawyer, he brings a significant contribution to the firm having developed an impressive portfolio of clients, including major work providers, promoters, general contractors, companies in the field of high technologies and specialized professionals. With a bachelor&rsquo...

Aaron Atcheson practices in the area of real estate and business transactions, and energy and infrastructure projects. Aaron has been repeatedly recognized as a leading lawyer and expert in energy, environmental law and property development and he represents a wide variety of parties across the infrastructure sector, including in the renewable energy industry. Aaron advises clients on structuring, regulatory, site acquisition, permits, procurement, construction and financing of energy and inf...

Stuart prioritizes communication, preparation, and professionalism. He makes every effort to ensure his clients’ interests are protected by providing responsive and result-oriented representation. Stuart’s practice focuses on environmental, energy, and regulatory law as well as occupational health and safety law. He has substantial knowledge in the environmental field and previously chaired the Canadian Bar Association’s National Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Secti...

Natalie Mullins is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Environmental Law. Natalie, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2017. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Natalie is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Stephen M. Fitterman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Director and Officer Liability Practice and Environmental Law. Stephen M., who practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stephen M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Richard Butler, BSc (Hons.), MSc, LLB, is a partner at Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP. Richard practises advocacy before all levels of court and tribunals, including civil litigation, administrative appeals, and defence of environmental prosecutions. He provides advice and support to clients on all aspects of environmental law including regulatory compliance and approvals, contaminated land investigations and remediation and spills response, wastewater discharges, and waste mana...

Guillaume Pelegrin is a partner in our Montréal office. Renowned for his strategic approach, Guillaume regularly acts for real estate developers and other industrial companies in high-profile cases, notably in litigation with municipalities or environmental criminal prosecutions. He also handles cases involving constitutional law, access to information and general government liability. A seasoned litigator, Guillaume frequently appears before all Québec courts, including the Sup...

André Durocher practises in the areas of class actions, environmental law, energy law, and Indigenous Legal Matters. André is an experienced litigator and defends clients before the civil and penal courts and administrative tribunals. He has defended clients during class actions in the areas of environmental, consumer protection, competition, food, energy, pension plans, municipal, and Indigenous Legal Matters. He represents pharmaceutical laboratories, railways, airlines, manuf...

Charles Bois has a diverse practice that focuses on the oil and gas, energy, mining and natural resources, Aboriginal, environmental, commercial, and construction and infrastructure sectors. In addition to his legal experience, prior to becoming a lawyer, Charles spent over 20 years working in the natural gas industry, including senior management and consulting roles. Charles is a trusted adviser to his clients on commercial, administrative and regulatory, and environmental matters (such as p...

Due to chance and circumstances, Christine was one of the few fortunate attorneys to be immersed in Environmental law at the very beginning of her career in 1990. She has stayed on course ever since. After 20 years in prominent Montreal law firms, namely as a partner, she decided in 2009 to found her own firm, dedicated to her areas of practice, in order to offer her clients more proximity and flexibility while maintaining the same high standards of quality she was accustomed to offering in l...

Talia Gordner is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Environmental Law. Talia, who practices law in Toronto, Ontario, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Talia is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.